Sunday August 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 23, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         44  28  2.93   72  41   6   661   554  243  215   49  245  344
New York        40  29  3.03   69   4  26   615   554  231  207   41  199  411
Chicago         39  27  3.25   66  14  20   589   549  244  213   46  228  305
Baltimore       38  29  3.47   67  13  18   595   593  263  229   48  204  284
Detroit         41  29  3.47   70  20  16   620   534  254  239   54  238  302
Cleveland       31  34  3.51   65  24   8   595   618  258  232   39  179  354
Texas           38  29  3.53   67  12  12   599   558  254  235   41  188  284
California      36  36  3.68   72  18  13   643   639  296  263   53  205  280
Milwaukee       40  31  3.70   71   9  22   650   649  289  267   35  214  292
Boston          37  32  3.83   69  13  15   627   633  306  267   63  212  331
Toronto         23  48  4.01   71  13  11   645   637  334  287   52  262  291
Minnesota       21  49  4.04   71   7  11   631   652  324  283   57  231  328
Kansas City     26  38  4.11   64  13  17   572   588  283  261   50  183  263
Seattle         28  43  4.33   72   6  13   649   679  342  312   53  237  311

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve McCatty (OAK)    8   5  2.50  13  13   9   0   2  112   78   31   31    9   37   54
Britt Burns (CHA)      8   2  2.57  16  15   4   0   1  102   90   32   29    8   31   65
Rick Honeycutt (TEX)   8   2  2.61  13  13   5   0   2   86   73   27   25    5   12   23
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    8   5  2.73  15  15   8   0   1  122  112   38   37    6   27   81
Steve Trout (CHA)      7   4  2.73  14  12   3   0   0   89   80   30   27    5   31   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   5  2.75  14  14   3   0   0   92   84   35   28    7   30   24
Ken Forsch (CAL)      10   5  2.77  16  16   9   0   4  124  113   40   38    5   24   44
Rick Langford (OAK)    7   8  2.80  15  15  13   0   1  125  115   53   39    5   43   57
Tommy John (NYA)       6   4  2.88  12  12   2   0   0   78   76   31   25    4   26   29
Matt Keough (OAK)      7   3  2.90  13  13   8   0   2  102   87   36   33    7   32   54

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          3   4  1.84  19   1   0   4   0   69   56   18   14    3   32   35
Tippy Martinez         3   2  2.53  25   0   0   9   0   32   29   11    9    2   14   21
Jim Palmer             4   5  2.75  14  14   3   0   0   92   84   35   28    7   30   24
Dennis Martinez        8   4  3.17  15  14   3   0   1   97   99   48   34    6   32   45
Scott McGregor         8   3  3.41  14  13   4   0   1   95   90   36   36    9   28   44
Mike Flanagan          8   5  3.84  16  16   3   0   2  101   90   44   43    9   30   65
Tim Stoddard           1   1  4.35  19   0   0   5   0   21   25   10   10    2    9   18
Steve Stone            2   3  4.58   8   7   0   0   0   35   38   19   18    4   15   16
Dave Ford              1   2  5.77  13   2   0   0   0   34   50   26   22    1    9    9
Jeff Schneider         0   0  5.87   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    6    5    2    2    2
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    3    3    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Ojeda              2   1  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   21    7    6    1    8   11
Chuck Rainey           0   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Mark Clear             8   1  3.05  22   0   0   5   0   56   49   19   19    9   33   59
Tom Burgmeier          3   4  3.35  20   0   0   5   0   40   44   19   15    5    7   21
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.41  20   0   0   5   0   29   23   12   11    4   14   18
Bob Stanley            6   4  3.61  23   0   0   0   0   62   76   28   25    1   27   16
Frank Tanana           3   5  3.81  15  14   3   0   1   90   85   41   38    8   27   51
Mike Torrez            6   2  3.82  14  14   2   0   0   75   75   36   32    7   27   27
John Tudor             2   3  4.20  11  10   2   0   0   64   63   34   30    8   22   28
Dennis Eckersley       6   5  4.41  15  15   5   0   2   98   95   52   48    8   23   55
Steve Crawford         0   5  5.37  11  11   0   0   0   52   66   37   31   10   15   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               3   3  1.63  27   0   0   7   0   50   42    9    9    2   15   31
Ken Forsch            10   5  2.77  16  16   9   0   4  124  113   40   38    5   24   44
Andy Hassler           3   1  2.86  25   0   0   4   0   50   42   17   16    5   19   29
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.94  17   0   0   2   0   34   39   16   11    4   11   13
Fred Martinez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    4
Steve Renko            5   3  3.29  14  10   0   0   0   68   64   26   25    4   25   39
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    2    2    4
Geoff Zahn             8   6  3.86  16  16   7   0   0  110  123   59   47   11   30   33
Mike Witt              4   6  3.93  14  13   2   0   0   71   67   36   31    7   31   40
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.99  15   5   0   0   0   56   58   29   25    3   14   18
Dave Frost             1   3  4.07   5   5   0   0   0   24   20   11   11    3    9    9
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
Doug Rau               1   2  8.71   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    4    3
John D'Acquisto        0   0 10.71   6   0   0   0   0   19   26   24   23    2   12    8
Angel Moreno           0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            4   1  2.08  18   1   0   0   0   56   49   14   13    2   23   30
Britt Burns            8   2  2.57  16  15   4   0   1  102   90   32   29    8   31   65
Steve Trout            7   4  2.73  14  12   3   0   0   89   80   30   27    5   31   43
Richard Dotson         8   3  2.98  15  15   5   0   4  100   93   37   33    6   34   46
LaMarr Hoyt            4   3  3.65  26   1   0   7   0   57   51   27   23    6   19   39
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.67  24   0   0   3   0   27   22   11   11    2   12    9
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Ross Baumgarten        5   6  4.06  14  14   1   0   1   75   74   39   34    8   32   35
Ed Farmer              2   3  4.14  27   0   0  10   0   37   32   21   17    5   24   23
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    1
Reggie Patterson       0   1 13.50   3   1   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           3   2  2.06  20   0   0   2   0   39   30    9    9    1   14   28
Bert Blyleven          8   5  2.73  15  15   8   0   1  122  112   38   37    6   27   81
Len Barker             6   4  3.15  13  13   7   0   2  103   91   38   36    4   24   84
Dan Spillner           1   3  3.48  18   4   1   3   0   65   62   28   25    3   25   44
Sid Monge              1   4  3.50  20   0   0   3   0   36   32   17   14    5   10   23
John Denny             4   4  3.70  11  11   2   0   0   83   81   44   34    6   43   46
Rick Waits             5   6  3.92  13  13   4   0   0   83  110   41   36    5   22   26
Wayne Garland          3   6  5.00   9   9   2   0   1   45   67   26   25    5   11   12
Bob Lacey              0   0  7.32  13   0   0   0   0   20   33   17   16    4    3   10

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          1   0  1.24  24   0   0  12   0   36   18    5    5    1   11   16
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.00  18   0   0   1   0   45   29   11   10    3   28   22
Aurelio Lopez          5   1  2.83  20   2   0   2   0   57   51   19   18    5   20   43
Jack Morris            9   4  2.93  15  15  10   0   1  123   98   42   40    8   51   53
Milt Wilcox            8   5  2.93  16  16   4   0   1  104   89   38   34    5   32   58
George Cappuzzello     0   0  3.27  10   1   0   0   0   11    9    5    4    1    7    9
Dave Rozema            4   4  3.62  17   8   2   1   2   82   77   33   33   11   18   36
Dan Petry              6   6  3.77  14  13   3   0   1   72   62   33   30    7   34   36
Dan Schatzeder         5   5  5.92  12  10   1   0   0   49   53   33   32    9   23   10
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Howard Bailey          1   4  7.36   9   5   0   0   0   37   45   31   30    4   13   17

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Atlee Hammaker         0   0  1.46   3   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    2    4
Mike Jones             1   1  2.16   3   2   0   0   0   17   15    6    4    0    6    5
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  2.29  25   0   0  11   0   35   37   12    9    1   10   13
Renie Martin           2   5  3.19  20   0   0   4   0   48   40   18   17    2   24   18
Jim Wright             1   1  3.28  10   0   0   0   0   25   28    9    9    1   13   14
Larry Gura             7   5  3.46  15  15   6   0   2  107   95   45   41    8   20   39
Dennis Leonard         7   8  3.79  16  16   4   0   0  119  130   58   50    9   28   66
Ken Brett              0   0  4.50  16   0   0   2   0   24   28   13   12    2   12    4
Paul Splittorff        3   5  4.79  15  14   1   0   0   83   96   44   44    9   19   39
Rich Gale              5   6  5.83  14  14   2   0   0   83   87   55   54   14   33   41
Juan Berenguer         0   4  8.69   8   3   0   0   0   20   22   21   19    4   16   20

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         2   2  1.24  30   0   0  17   0   51   35    7    7    3    9   39
Mike Caldwell          8   6  3.19  15  15   3   0   0  107  104   44   38    9   22   33
Pete Vuckovich         8   3  3.73  14  14   1   0   0   89   80   38   37    3   37   43
Jim Slaton             4   5  3.78  15  15   0   0   0   83   87   37   35    3   33   38
Jamie Easterly         2   2  3.89  30   0   0   3   0   39   32   18   17    0   23   20
Jerry Augustine        2   1  3.91  18   2   0   2   0   48   56   21   21    3   10   23
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.91  23   0   0   0   0   46   36   22   20    2   19   13
Moose Haas             7   4  4.34  15  14   4   0   0   85   87   42   41    6   26   37
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.41  16   0   0   0   0   35   44   18   17    4   10    9
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.61  15  11   1   0   0   66   88   42   34    2   25   37

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   3  2.92  35   0   0   8   0   52   46   21   17    3   21   39
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.46  18   0   0   0   0   39   41   19   15    3   10   13
Albert Williams        3   5  3.61  14  13   1   0   0   85   80   37   34    8   25   49
Brad Havens            0   3  3.70   5   3   0   0   0   24   20   10   10    3    5   13
Roger Erickson         3   8  3.84  14  14   1   0   0   91   93   48   39    7   31   44
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.22  16  15   2   0   0   90   95   47   42    9   33   58
Fernando Arroyo        4   6  4.24  16  12   1   0   0   87   99   48   41    7   23   23
Jerry Koosman          3   9  4.50  17  13   2   3   1   88   93   49   44    8   34   52
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.55  20   0   0   0   0   28   35   17   14    2   21   12
Don Cooper             0   4  4.81  19   0   0   0   0   34   35   19   18    6   21   16
Darrell Jackson        1   2  6.23  10   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    9    1    7    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   11    8    0    0    0    3    8
Rich Gossage           2   1  0.53  23   0   0  17   0   34   16    2    2    1   11   37
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.60  17   1   0   0   0   34   25    6    6    2   12   18
Dave Righetti          3   2  2.01   7   7   0   0   0   49   41   12   11    0   18   44
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
Ron Davis              2   3  2.19  30   0   0   5   0   53   35   13   13    4   16   63
Doug Bird              5   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
Tommy John             6   4  2.88  12  12   2   0   0   78   76   31   25    4   26   29
Rick Reuschel          1   1  2.89   4   3   0   0   0   19   21    8    6    1    1    4
Ron Guidry             8   3  2.92  15  14   0   0   0   83   68   28   27    8   18   62
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Rudy May               4   7  4.63  19  15   2   1   0  101  101   54   52    7   32   59
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  5.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    0    7    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           4   2  1.76  20   0   0   2   0   31   18    6    6    0   16   17
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    3    2
Steve McCatty          8   5  2.50  13  13   9   0   2  112   78   31   31    9   37   54
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.56  20   0   0   3   0   46   31   13   13    4   24   32
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          7   8  2.80  15  15  13   0   1  125  115   53   39    5   43   57
Matt Keough            7   3  2.90  13  13   8   0   2  102   87   36   33    7   32   54
Brian Kingman          3   5  3.21  14  13   3   0   1   87   89   35   31    9   26   47
Tom Underwood          1   0  3.25   8   3   0   0   0   28   22   13   10    2   12   22
Mike Norris            9   4  3.45  15  15   8   0   1  112   93   47   43   13   44   53
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  7.71   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    6    6    0    4    2

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Andersen         1   3  3.13  27   0   0   3   0   37   32   16   13    2    8   24
Bryan Clark            2   4  3.61  22   8   1   2   0   82   74   39   33    2   44   48
Brian Allard           3   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Glenn Abbott           2   4  3.94  14  12   0   0   0   75   81   37   33    8   17   20
Shane Rawley           2   3  3.95  28   0   0   4   0   43   41   20   19    1   21   21
Bob Galasso            0   1  4.43   8   1   0   1   0   22   20   12   11    1   10   12
Mike Parrott           3   5  4.43  14  11   0   0   0   67   78   35   33    3   21   31
Floyd Bannister        6   5  4.54  13  12   3   0   2   75   79   39   38   11   24   49
Dick Drago             4   4  4.65  29   0   0   3   0   41   49   21   21    3   13   22
Ken Clay               0   4  4.97  15   7   0   0   0   58   73   39   32    7   27   17
Jerry Don Gleaton      4   6  4.98  14  11   1   0   0   69   69   40   38    8   31   25
Jim Beattie            1   1  5.79   6   3   0   0   0   23   25   15   15    1    9   16
Randy Stein            0   1  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    6    1    4    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Babcock            1   1  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   21    7    7    2   16   18
Jim Kern               1   2  2.45  12   0   0   3   0   15    8    5    4    0   13   10
Dave Schmidt           0   1  2.53   8   1   0   1   0   21   18    6    6    0    4    8
Rick Honeycutt         8   2  2.61  13  13   5   0   2   86   73   27   25    5   12   23
Steve Comer            5   1  2.95  23   1   0   5   0   55   53   20   18    1   20   15
John Henry Johnson     3   1  2.95  22   0   0   2   0   21   18    7    7    2    4    7
Doc Medich             6   3  3.21  12  12   2   0   2   84   85   32   30    2   14   32
Danny Darwin           7   6  3.84  14  14   4   0   2   89   68   39   38    9   34   56
Jon Matlack            3   6  4.02  14  14   1   0   1   94   89   51   42    7   34   40
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.65  14   0   0   1   0   31   35   17   16    2   12   28
Fergie Jenkins         4   6  5.15  14  12   0   0   0   73   90   43   42   11   25   47

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Berenguer         2   0  2.50   3   2   0   0   0   18   13    7    5    2    9    4
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.91  30   0   0   6   0   53   55   22   17    5   19   23
Luis Leal              4   9  3.48  20  11   3   1   0   88   79   42   34    7   28   53
Jerry Garvin           1   2  3.57  24   4   0   0   0   45   41   18   18    3   18   19
Dave Stieb             6   8  3.68  16  16   7   0   0  117  102   52   48    6   38   55
Joey McLaughlin        0   5  3.86  27   0   0   4   0   42   46   23   18    2   16   25
Jackson Todd           2   6  4.15  15  12   3   0   0   80   81   45   37    7   29   35
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.20  12   0   0   0   0   15   22   11    7    1    6    5
Mark Bomback           4   5  4.23  16  11   0   0   0   77   73   39   36    6   31   29
Jim Clancy             3   7  5.29  14  14   0   0   0   68   74   46   40    6   46   26
Paul Mirabella         0   0  5.68   3   1   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    1    2    1
Mike Willis            0   4  5.91  20   0   0   0   0   35   43   25   23    6   20   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)          10
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  B. Burns (CHA)            8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  M. Clear (BOS)            8
  R. Dotson (CHA)           8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  R. Guidry (NYA)           8

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          9
  L. Leal (TOR)             9
  R. Erickson (PHI)         8
  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  D. Leonard (KCA)          8
  D. Stieb (TOR)            8
  J. Clancy (TOR)           7
  R. May (NYA)              7
  P. Redfern (MIN)          7
  F. Arroyo (MIN)           6

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  S. McCatty (OAK)          9
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Barker (CLE)           7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            7
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (MIL)         17
  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  K. Saucier (DET)         12
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)     11
  E. Farmer (CHA)          10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Corbett (MIN)          8
  D. Aase (CAL)             7
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             7
  R. Jackson (TOR)          6

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  L. Gura (KCA)             2
  R. Honeycutt (TEX)        2
  M. Keough (OAK)           2

Innings Pitched:

  R. Langford (OAK)     125.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)       123.2
  J. Morris (DET)       123.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     122.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)      118.2
  D. Stieb (TOR)        117.1
  M. Norris (OAK)       112.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)      111.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)         109.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     107.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        130
  G. Zahn (CAL)           123
  R. Langford (OAK)       115
  K. Forsch (CAL)         113
  B. Blyleven (CLE)       112
  R. Waits (CLE)          110
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       104
  D. Stieb (TOR)          102
  R. May (NYA)            101
  F. Arroyo (MIN)          99

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            59
  D. Leonard (KCA)         58
  R. Gale (KCA)            55
  R. May (NYA)             54
  R. Langford (OAK)        53
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       52
  D. Stieb (TOR)           52
  J. Matlack (TEX)         51
  J. Koosman (MIN)         49
  F. Arroyo (MIN)          48

Home Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            14
  M. Norris (OAK)          13
  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  S. Crawford (BOS)        10
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         9
  M. Clear (BOS)            9
  D. Darwin (TEX)           9

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          51
  J. Clancy (TOR)          46
  B. Clark (SEA)           44
  M. Norris (OAK)          44
  J. Denny (CLE)           43
  R. Langford (OAK)        43
  D. Stieb (TOR)           38
  S. McCatty (OAK)         37
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       37
  D. Darwin (TEX)          34

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          84
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        81
  D. Leonard (KCA)         66
  B. Burns (CHA)           65
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        65
  R. Davis (NYA)           63
  R. Guidry (NYA)          62
  M. Clear (BOS)           59
  R. May (NYA)             59
  P. Redfern (MIN)         58

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